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Traveller4719



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:14 am    Post subject: Bullnose Morris?? Reply with quote

I should like to tap the expertise of members to identify the car in the attached picture. It belonged to my grandfather who bought it in Lowestoft, Suffolk, in about 1925 - although the date is just a guess.
I recall mention of a "Bullnose" Morris but it seems there were several different models that went by that name.
Please can anyone advise?
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Ray White



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:48 am    Post subject: Re: Bullnose Morris?? Reply with quote

Yes that is a Bullnose Morris.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 10:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Presumably a Morris Cowley by the three-stud wheels?

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 11:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Morris ‘Bullnose’ Cowley. Morris also built a Oxford version which was a little more luxurious. I believe that Morris bullnose body were all built in-house.
Very popular car in period and still popular today with vintage car enthusiasts.
I enjoyed my four seater bullnose very much.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 5:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Bullnose Oxford had 5 stud wheel nuts.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 5:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rick wrote:
Presumably a Morris Cowley by the three-stud wheels?

RJ


It amazes me how the numbers of wheel studs went up & down, especially with Morris?
My Cannon [now road legal, trials car] came fitted with a Ford Y type front axle, and Morris Minor {?} {Pre-WW2] front hubs. This, to give it hydraulic front brakes.
The hubs had 6 studs!

I'll ignore the Standard steering box set on its side....and the steering arm to the huge U bolt attached to one spindle....

No wonder the inspecting Constable could do no better than issue it with a Q plate?
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 6:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the comments. I'll call it a Morris Cowley Bullnose. I believe the seat at the back was known as a "Dickie" - it that correct. Also, does 1925 seem a reasonable timeframe for this car?
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Ray White



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 7:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Traveller4719 wrote:
Thanks for the comments. I'll call it a Morris Cowley Bullnose. I believe the seat at the back was known as a "Dickie" - it that correct. Also, does 1925 seem a reasonable timeframe for this car?


Without more details of the car the exact date is difficult to establish but it must be before September 1926 because that is when the "Flatnose" Cowley was introduced.

The attractive bullnose radiator was beautifully made from nickel and gave the car a distinctive appearance but I believe it was rather inadequate in warm weather and would over heat (boil) on long gradients. Having said that, most cars of the period did!
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Cowley
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 8:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

1925 seems a reasonable date for the car - certainly it's a late-model 2-seater, as the 1925-26 model was the only 2-seater with flat sides. Pre-1925 the bodywork had a pronounced curve behind the front seats, with the dicky-seat being much narrower:


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